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Vint Cerf Foresees Growth

Children are illogical and unpredictable little things, but their parents are still among the best-qualified people to calculate their futures.  And when Vint Cerf recently discussed the future of the Internet, much of the conversation focused on the concept of “bigger.”

AdSense Publishers Hurt By Currency Problems

One of the nice things about not having much money is not having to worry about what might happen to it.  Sliding stock markets, a poor exchange rate - who cares?  Unless, of course, you have something tied up in investments, or are an AdSense publisher who doesn’t live in America.

Israeli Journalists Insult Dutch Via Translation

Online translation tools have their uses, but substituting for an actual translation service when sending diplomatic messages across international borders shouldn't be one of them.

EU: Google, DoubleClick Privacy? No Worries

The European Competition Commission that has vexed Microsoft for years will look at Google's potential DoubleClick acquisition solely on competitive grounds.

TechMeme: It's Not the Size of the Audience...

This isn't a discussion that will necessarily have a neat conclusion – that's sort of the nature of debate. But A-list bloggers dogpiled on the value, or lack there of, of headlining on TechMeme, and branched out to a more robust discussion about the value of quality (lesser, niche) traffic over the pounding servers get when headlining elsewhere.

Google Doodle Honors Roald Dahl

Author Roald Dahl, who died in 1990, was responsible for works including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, and Matilda.  He also wrote some highly entertaining stuff for adults.  And although it’s not the greatest honor ever given, the author is now being celebrated with a Google doodle.

Google Ready To Seduce Corporate World

The company's Google Apps collection of productivity software will be the thin end of the wedge Google hopes to drive between corporations and their long-time love of Microsoft Office.

Facebook Users Fight (And Beat) Bank's Decision

Here’s a brilliant financial guideline by which most people live: don’t spend more money than you have.  But when a UK bank tried to enforce that guideline by charging interest on overdrafts, a big, Facebook-style fuss erupted.  An interesting resolution then occurred: the Facebook users won.

YouTube Makes Music Royalty Deal

The MCPS-PRS Alliance is a UK organization with over 50,000 members; the organization exists to deliver royalties to its members, who are mainly music writers, composers and publishers.  And according to a new deal, some of those royalties will come from YouTube.

Facebook Campaign Saves Departed Candy Bar

I’ve often had to raise an eyebrow at Facebook’s “cause” groups - African warlords aren’t going to chill out just because a bunch of college kids tell them to.  Odds are excellent that no warlords will even read the students’ pleas.  But Cadbury apparently heard - and listened - to demands for the Wispa candy bar’s return.